Implementation, Training & Documentation - What happens now?

1. Implementation, Training & Documentation -What happens now? Catherine Argus (National Library of Australia) cargus@nla.gov.au Chris Todd (National Library of New Zealand) Chris.Todd@natlib.govt.nz

2. RDA timeline to 2010 3rd quarter 2009 RDA product release 1st half 2010 RDA implementation Remainder 2009 RDA product evaluation and testing First week of November 2008 Full RDA draft available in prototype of online product

3. Full draft review First week of November 2008 – 19 January 2009 • First view of full text • Online product in prototype version; not all functionality will be in place • No charge to view • Comments to ACOC by 8 December 2008 Beta version of online product – early 2009

4. Other developments during pre-publication period • Changes to MARC format finalised • Pricing structure and subscription model finalised • Publication date announced

5. What all libraries should do during pre-publication period • Review the draft of RDA; try out the online product • LibrariesAustralia, Te Puna and WorldCat developments • Implications for your library system • Implications for shelf-ready books • Budgeting

6. Activities in New Zealand during pre-publication period Start talking • National Library, Cataloguers Special Interest Group (CatSig) & educators Familiarisation • Seminars for cataloguers • RDA for non-cataloguers

7. What NLA will be doing during pre-publication period National implementation strategy, in cooperation with ACOC and ALIA • Awareness raising and discussion • ACOC website • New email list-serve • LibrariesAustralia-l • Regular articles in Incite and other journals

8. Post-publication but pre-implementation RDA release - 3rd quarter 2009 • Testing • Training • LibrariesAustralia, WorldCat, Te Puna • Import/Export profiles • Policies and guidelines • Global changes to data

9. What all libraries should do during post-publication / pre-implementation period • Training • Monitor evaluation by CoP libraries • Workflows • Library system – MARC, data exchange • Documentation • Develop own implementation schedule

10. Activities in New Zealand during post-publication / pre-implementation period Training Record standards • New Zealand National Bibliography • New Zealand Libraries Catalogue

11. What NLA will be doing during post-publication / pre-implementation period Working with other national libraries on RDA testing & evaluation Developing documentation, workflows and training tools • Sharing the results

12. Implementation • International/National • OCLC, Libraries Australia, Te Puna • Larger state, academic & public • Others

13. Activities during and after implementation period • Support • Cataloguers & RDA records • Library systems & RDA records

14. Keeping up to date • JSC Website http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/jsc/rda.html • ACOC Website http://www.nla.gov.au/lis/stndrds/grps/acoc/rda.html • email discussion lists • New Australian RDA email discussion list • Catsig email discussion list • TePuna-L • LibrariesAustralia-L